The Pythons - Script

SCENE 1: TANIKA'S BEDROOM

SCENE 1: TANIKA'S BEDROOM

(Shadows display various fighting poses, TANIKA is shown in bed,

having a nightmare. She wakes up suddenly, to the sound of banging on

her door.)

HAYDEN

(Banging on the door)

Tanika! Get up, you're late!

(TANIKA notices what had happened, and rushes to get changed, brush

her hair, etc.)

TANIKA

(Panting, out of breath)

J-just a moment, sir!

(TANIKA finishes getting ready, and rushes to the door, swinging it open to reveal an extremely angry HAYDEN.)

HAYDEN

What the hell took you so long? You were supposed to be up over an hour ago!

TANIKA

I'm sorry, sir. I just slept in, that's all. It won't happen again.

HAYDEN

It better not. You don't want to end up in the punishment room, do you?

(TANIKA blushes and looks away, HAYDEN grabs her by the chin, roughly forcing her to look at him.)

Do you?

TANIKA

No sir.

(HAYDEN lets go of TANIKA'S chin, smiling.)

HAYDEN

Good. Now, get the recruits to the auditorium, then meet me backstage. I have an announcement to make. Understood?

TANIKA

Yes sir.

(HAYDEN exits. TANIKA paces.)

God damn, these nightmares are getting worse. What am I supposed to do?

ECHO

Psst! Psst!

(TANIKA looks at her door, spotting ECHO peeking through over dramatically. She chuckles to herself and rolls her eyes. ECHO laughs at this.)

TANIKA

What do you want, Echo?

(ECHO quickly enters, running over to TANIKA.)

ECHO

Madison and I were talking, and we think we found a way to escape!

TANIKA

Well where is she?

ECHO

In the punishment room.

(TANIKA sighs)

I know, as usual. So, what do you think?

TANIKA

I already told you, I'm not gonna try to escape! Did you see what happened to the other kids that tried? Their families were killed! They were tortured for days, and left to die. Do you think that's what I want? I'm not gonna risk everyone's life just so that I could have a slim chance of escaping this hell hole. Stop coming at me with these crazy ideas; they're never gonna work.

(TANIKA walks past ECHO, towards the door.)

Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.

(TANIKA exits, ECHO starts chasing after her. )

ECHO

Tanika! Tanika, wait!

(ECHO exits)